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by **Alonso14** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:02 pm

Effes wrote:Steve Gerrard Gerrard
He'll pass the ball 40 yards
He's better than Frank Lampard
Steve Gerrard Gerrard!

I think its got to a point, where there is no need to even point that out. To me now, I just dont believe Lumpard's name should be in the same sentance.

by **Effes** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:09 pm

Alonso14 wrote:
Effes wrote:Steve Gerrard Gerrard
He'll pass the ball 40 yards
He's better than Frank Lampard
Steve Gerrard Gerrard!

I think its got to a point, where there is no need to even point that out. To me now, I just dont believe Lumpard's name should be in the same sentance.

I agree, but I think that's better than the line "He's big an he's f*ckin ard"

by **Red Red Tom** » Sun May 14, 2006 9:38 pm

Don't we sometimes sing "He's red and he's :censored:

ours" these days? I know I do.

by **murphy0151** » Sun May 14, 2006 10:04 pm

Red Red Tom wrote:Don't we sometimes sing "He's red and he's ours" these days? I know I do.

I do also.

by **Effes** » Sun May 14, 2006 10:09 pm

Me and me mate have had regular coversations about Stevie G, my mate has always said Souness was better.
But walking out of the Stadium he just turned to me, nodded and said "He's better than Souness".

Gerrard is an absolute collosus. I've never known a player to score so many beauties from outside the baox.

by **Bad Bob** » Mon May 15, 2006 1:03 am

Lando_Griffin wrote:I always said Alonso is better, but after today it is hard to justify that claim. I still think Xabi is the better passer and controller, but Stevie just has that ability to kick a game in the nuts and say "F*ck you - I'M the boss."

That is fucking class, that, Lando!!!

by **Keris** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:42 am

I naming one of kid after this guy

by **AussieKopite** » Mon May 15, 2006 3:51 am

Bad Bob wrote:
Lando_Griffin wrote:I always said Alonso is better, but after today it is hard to justify that claim. I still think Xabi is the better passer and controller, but Stevie just has that ability to kick a game in the nuts and say "F*ck you - I'M the boss."

That is fucking class, that, Lando!!!

nice

by **bigmick** » Mon May 15, 2006 8:21 am

At the end of last season it looked like Steven Gerrard had played his last game for Liverpool. Some fools suggested that we should take the £30m plus on offer and go and buy some players who actually wanted to play for the club. Among those idiots was a strident voice, an elder statesman and one who frankly should know better. To say I called it wrong would be the understatement of the century. I've been wrong before but rarely to such an alarming degree.
After Gerrards absolutely stupendous performance on Saturday there can now surely be very few people who rate him as anything other than the best midfield player in World football. We have a couple of Brazilians work at the pub, mad-keen on the footie from Sao Paulo and according to them, the fact is accepted is accepted as a given back home. The debate there, should they run into England in the World Cup is how Gilberto Silva and the like are going to handle Gerrard. Fat Frank justifiably warrants a mention also, but it is our captain who strikes fear into their hearts.
With pace, power and precision rolled into one along with a goal threat bigger than most forwards and a heart of a Lion we truly have a superstar on our hands. I've said a couple of times earlier in the season that he would get into an all-time great Liverpool team for me and thats saying something. You'll notice that when posters slag off the managerial prowess of Sounness, it's almost always the younger people who are most vitriolic. That's because some of the oldies remember Sounness the player. He was an absolutely fantastic footballer, probably more worthy of the rhyming couplet in the Steven Gerrard song though not the part about passing the ball forty yards. He would have graced any team for me, and Gerrard is now on the level where he would not have looked out of place alongside the Scot.
Another thought on the road to Damascus. Once or twice Rafa has left Gerrard on the bench this season to hoots of derision from all and sundry, including me. When you see our captain perform like that in our final game of the season I guess it makes you realise why I run a pub for a living and he is the manager of LFC. Genius.

by **JC_81** » Mon May 15, 2006 11:41 am

Good post Mick. I'd just add that I really hope for Gerrard and England's sake that Sven does not deploy him in the defensive mid position this summer. How can he after seeing what Gerrard did yesterday with the defensive shackles taken off? In a more advanced role I believe Gerrard can be the star of this world cup, in a defensive role I fear England's midfield will be dysfunctional. England cannot fit Beckham, Gerrard and Lampard into the same midfield - well not a 4-man midfield anyway - why sacrifice your best attacking midfielder by playing him too deep? Even on the right instead of Beckham would make more sense, but will never happen.

If Gerrard can reproduce that form this summer then England need fear no one, irrespective of whether Owen and Rooney are fit. Sven really needs to open his eyes here...

One last thing, those in the media who championed Lampard as the finest midfielder in the country this time last year must be feeling very silly these days. Lampard is not fit to lace Gerrard's boots and that's no exaggeration whatsoever.

by **Big Niall** » Tue May 16, 2006 1:05 pm

No doubt that he put in one of the great cup final performances but for me it is too early to place him. Maybe in 5 years time (players rarely get better after 30) we can look at all his achievements. I'd like to see him shine in an international tournament (England midfield have been poor in previous ones and never control a game against good opposition) before I'd heap "all time" status on him.

Before this season I thought Alonso (who shouldn't really have started last saturday) was better as SG gave the ball away more, now I think SG, but in 5 years - who knows?

Too early to make the call - he has the POTENTIAL to be the number 1, lets leave it there for now.

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